# Batia Lishansky

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Israeli sculptor (1900–1992)

Batia Lishansky בתיה לישנסקי Batia Lishansky (1920) Born 1900 (1900) Malyn, Russian Empire Died 1992 (aged 91–92) Tel Aviv, Israel Citizenship Israel Occupation Sculptor Notable work Commemorating the Fallen (Kfar Yehoshua, Beit Keshet, Kadoorie Agricultural Village) From Holocaust to Revival (Netzer Sereni) Awards Dizengoff Prize (1944, 1957) Israel Prize (1986)

Holocaust memorial at [Netzer Sereni](/source/Netzer_Sereni)

**Batia Lishansky**, also **Batya**, **Batyah**; **Lichanski**, **Lishanski**, ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): בתיה לישנסקי; 1900–1992) was a Russian-born pioneering Israeli sculptor. Working with stone, wood and bronze, she created portraits and memorials commemorating the people and events of the early years of the [State of Israel](/source/Israel). Her many busts portray cultural and political figures as well as members of her family while her monumental memorials are dedicated to those who were killed in the [War of Independence](/source/1947%E2%80%931949_Palestine_war). Many of her works can be seen in the permanent exhibition at the Shomer Museum in [Kfar Giladi](/source/Kfar_Giladi).[1][2][3]

## Biography

Born in [Malyn](/source/Malyn), Russian Empire, in 1900, Batia Lishansky was the youngest of the four daughters of Shoshanna (1865–1944) and Meir Yonah Lishansky (1862–1942). Her older sisters were [Rachel Lishansky](/source/Rachel_Yanait_Ben-Zvi), an author and educator who would become the wife of the second [President of Israel](/source/President_of_Israel), [Yitzhak Ben-Zvi](/source/Yitzhak_Ben-Zvi); Tamar Lishansky, a doctor; and [Sarah Lishansky](/source/Sarah_Lishansky), founder of the first clinic of [Clalit Health Services](/source/Clalit_Health_Services).

After [immigrating](/source/Aliyah) to [Palestine](/source/Mutasarrifate_of_Jerusalem) with her mother in 1910, she studied for a year at the [Bezalel Institute](/source/Bezalel_Academy_of_Arts_and_Design) under [Boris Schatz](/source/Boris_Schatz). She then spent a period at the [Rome Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Accademia_di_Belle_Arti_di_Roma) but returned to Palestine in 1921, settling at the [Ein Harod](/source/Ein_Harod) kibbutz and exhibiting her early wood sculptures. In 1923, she went to [Berlin](/source/Berlin) where she studied for three years before spending a further three years at the [Academy of Painting and Sculpture](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_des_Beaux-Arts) in [Paris](/source/Paris). She returned to Palestine in 1929.[1][4]

Batia Lishansky died in [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv) in 1992.[1]

## Art career

In a style ranging from expressiveness to realism, her early works were influenced by [Auguste Rodin](/source/Auguste_Rodin) and [Camille Claudel](/source/Camille_Claudel).[4] Among the hundreds of busts she created of historic Israeli figures are those of prime ministers [David Ben-Gurion](/source/David_Ben-Gurion), [Menahem Begin](/source/Menahem_Begin) and [Golda Meir](/source/Golda_Meir). However, she is known above all for her memorials, including *Commemorating the Fallen* for those who died in the War of Independence (1947–1949). Depicting heroism and comradeship, the series of three can be found at [Kfar Yehoshua](/source/Kfar_Yehoshua), [Beit Keshet](/source/Beit_Keshet) and [Kadoorie Agricultural Village](/source/Kadoorie_Agricultural_High_School). Her memorial "From Holocaust to Revival" is located at [Netzer Sereni](/source/Netzer_Sereni).[1][3]

## Awards and recognition

Lishansky received the [Dizengoff Prize](/source/Dizengoff_Prize) for her contributions to sculpture on two occasions: in 1944 and 1957. In 1986, she was honoured with the [Israel Prize](/source/Israel_Prize) for Lifework in Sculpture.[3]

## Personal life

Lishansky had been in a relationship with the female painter Annie Neumann.[5][6]

## See also

- [Visual arts in Israel](/source/Visual_arts_in_Israel)

- [Women of Israel](/source/Women_of_Israel)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Batia Lichansky](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Batia_Lichansky).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jwa_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jwa_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jwa_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jwa_1-3) Brutin, Batya. ["Batia Lichansky"](https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lichansky-batia). Jewish Women's Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lishansky, Batya"](https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/lishansky-batya). Encyclopedia.com: Encyclopaedia Judaica. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-icia_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-icia_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-icia_3-2) ["Batia Lishansky"](https://museum.imj.org.il/artcenter/newsite/en/?artist=Lishansky,%20Batia&list=L). Information Center for Israeli Art. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-markus_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-markus_4-1) Markus, Ruth (27 February 2009). ["Artists: Yishuv and Israel: 1920-1970"](https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/artists-yishuv-and-israel-1920-1970). Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** צורית, אידה (1995). [*שירת הפרא האציל: ביוגרפיה של המשורר אבות ישורון*](https://www.google.co.il/books/edition/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%9C/CBYyAAAAMAAJ?hl=iw&gbpv=1&bsq=%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94+%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99+%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A0%D7%99+%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9F&dq=%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94+%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99+%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A0%D7%99+%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9F&printsec=frontcover) (in Hebrew). הקיבוץ המאוחד. p. 127.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** בלבן, אברהם (2017-11-01). ["רחוב חולדה, בתיה לישנסקי, אפרים צ'יזיק"](https://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/tarbut-sifrot/tlvlist/2017-11-01/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-ef6f-dc28-a17f-ff7f76480000). *Haaretz הארץ* (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-08-14.

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